The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs: sought food. Out upon the plain grazed numerous herds
of wild ruminants. Toward a sleek, fat bunch of zebra
he wormed his stealthy way. No intricate process of
reasoning caused him to circle widely until he was down
wind from his prey--he acted instinctively. He took
advantage of every form of cover as he crawled upon all
fours and often flat upon his stomach toward them.
A plump young mare and a fat stallion grazed nearest to
him as he neared the herd. Again it was instinct which
selected the former for his meat. A low bush grew but
a few yards from the unsuspecting two. The ape-man
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